Presumed hydrogen sulfide-mediated neurotoxicity after streptococcus anginosus group meningitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2013 Feb;32(2):189-91
Date
09/28/2012Pubmed ID
23014355Pubmed Central ID
PMC3548939DOI
10.1097/INF.0b013e3182748fe9Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84873058118 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 5 CitationsAbstract
Hydrogen sulfide is an environmental toxicant and gaseous neurotransmitter. It is produced enterically by sulfur-reducing bacteria and invasive pathogens including Streptococcus anginosus group, Salmonella and Citrobacter. We describe putative focal hydrogen sulfide neurotoxicity after Streptococcus constellatus meningitis, treated with adjunctive sodium nitrite and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Author List
Verma S, Landisch R, Quirk B, Schmainda K, Prah M, Whelan HT, Willoughby RE JrAuthors
Kathleen M. Schmainda PhD Professor in the Biophysics department at Medical College of WisconsinRodney E. Willoughby MD Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
BrainChild, Preschool
Cognition Disorders
Dipyridamole
Humans
Hydrogen Sulfide
Hyperbaric Oxygenation
Male
Meningitis, Bacterial
Nervous System Diseases
Sodium Nitrite
Streptococcal Infections
Streptococcus anginosus